CSC awarded six-year information technology contract from Boeing.Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CSC), one of the world's leading information technology (IT) services firms, announced today that the company has been awarded a six-year contract to provide mainframe computing operations services to The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) from a data center in St. Louis, Missouri. The contract has a potential value of more than $90 million. Beginning in 2004, CSC will provide services to Boeing facilities in Seal Beach Seal Beach, city (1990 pop. 25,098), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1915. It is a beach city with an active art colony. Transportation equipment and concrete are among the city's manufactures. U.S. naval stations are nearby. , Long Beach and Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in southern California. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 189,594. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, by Seal Beach on the north, by Costa Mesa on the south, by Westminster on the northeast, and by ; St. Louis, Missouri; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Mesa, Arizona Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona and part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Metropolitan Area. It is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson. Mesa is one of the United States' fastest-growing cities, and currently ranks as the 38th-largest. in support of the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (Boeing IDS), based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, is a unit of The Boeing Company responsible for defense and aerospace products and services. (IDS) business unit, one of the world's largest defense and space businesses. "Mainframe applications continue to be used for many of our most critical applications," said Don Imholz, vice president of Information Technology for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. "We selected CSC because it could provide quality services at a competitive cost to meet our customer needs." "This award underscores our position as the most experienced, results--driven IT services provider of choice in the aerospace and defense market," said CSC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Van B. Honeycutt. "This agreement significantly advances the existing relationship between Boeing and CSC, which includes teaming on program delivery in the federal marketplace as well as our support for Boeing's internal IT services." The Boeing Company, with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois and operations in 26 states, is the world's leading aerospace company, with its heritage mirroring the history of flight. It is the largest manufacturer of satellites, commercial jetliners and military aircraft. The company is also a global market leader in missile defense Missile defence is an air defence system, weapon program, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. Originally conceived as a defence against nuclear-armed ICBMs, its application has broadened to include shorter-ranged , human space flight and launch services. In terms of sales Terms of sale Conditions under which a firm proposes to sell its goods or services for cash or credit. , Boeing is the largest U.S. exporter. Total company revenues for 2002 were $54.1 billion. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $25 billion business. It provides systems solutions to its global military, government and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance may refer to:
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